RFE/RL Caucasus Report
4/29/2011 4:22:22 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the countries of the South Caucasus and Russia's North Caucasus region.
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Is Moscow's Ingushetia Strategy Working?
Ingushetian leader Yunus-Bek Yevkurov has been lauded for having "worked wonders" by restoring a modicum of stability to a region that two years ago was "close to civil war." Others claim that he and his family are even more corrupt than his detested predecessor. Which perception is closer to the truth? More 
Balkar, Kabardian Insurgent Leaders Reported Killed
Ten members of the Kabardino-Balkaria-Karachai (KBK) wing of the North Caucasus insurgency and support personnel were killed early this morning in the village of Progress on the border between Kabardino-Balkaria and Stavropol Krai after a gun battle lasting several hours. More 
Sarkisian Wants Enlarged Middle Class
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian says that expanding the country's fledgling middle class is a necessity for democratizing the country. More 
Thousands Demonstrate In Armenia
At least 4,000 opposition supporters rallied on April 28 in the capital of Armenia to demand new parliamentary and presidential elections. More 
Armenia's Overtures To Opposition
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian has praised the Armenian National Congress and indicated he may make overtures to the opposition alliance led by his main rival, Levon Ter-Petrossian. More 
The End Of Turkish-Armenian Dialogue?
Demolition work has begun on the divisive Monument to Humanity in the Turkish city of Kars, also known as the Turkish-Armenian friendship statue. More 
Turkish Sculptor Slams Statue Demolition
A Turkish sculptor has accused the government of pandering to nationalists by dismantling his controversial statue designed to promote reconciliation with Armenia. More 
Interview: U.S. Congressmen Look To Encourage Afghanistan, Azerbaijan
On their way to visit Baku and Kabul as part of a congressional delegation, U.S. Representatives Bill Shuster and Christopher Murphy talked to RFE/RL about Washington's goals in Afghanistan and Azerbaijan. More 
Georgia, Armenia Discuss Security
Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze made a visit to Armenia that his counterpart Edward Nalbandian described as further evidence of "truly friendly relations" between the two countries. More 
Armenian Government Gives Ground
Yerevan officials have formally allowed the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) to hold a rally in a key Yerevan square on April 29, thereby fulfilling another opposition demand. More 
Azerbaijani Opposition Party Raided
The offices of the Azerbaijani opposition Musavat Party were raided in Baku by police and investigators on April 26. More 
Armenian President Calls For 'Thorough Review' Of Post-Election Violence Probe
Serzh Sarkisian on April 20 urged Armenia's law enforcement agencies to intensify their efforts to shed light on the circumstances surrounding the post-presidential election clashes in Yerevan on March 1-2, 2008 in which 10 people died More 
Turks Honor Armenian Victims
Hundreds of Turks have rallied in downtown Istanbul to remember the mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire nearly a century ago. More
Armenia Remembers Ottoman Killings
Armenians have marked 96 years since the mass killings of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire amid an apparent deadlock in the process of normalizing relations with Turkey. More |
